Hair-clipper



a. ORTGIER.

HAIR CLIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6, 1920.

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Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

G. ORTGIER.

HAIR CLIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6, 1920.

1,3 0,570, Patented Nov. 30,1920.

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G. ORTGIER.

HAIR CLIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 1920.

1,360,570. Patentd Nov. 30, 1920.

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HAIR-CLIPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t nt d N 30, 1920,

Application filed mam 16, i920. seri no. 359,052.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE ORTGIER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of East St. Louis,in the county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Clippers, of which the following is a specification' containing a full,

clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in hair clippers, and has for its primary object a hair clipper so constructed as to out what is known as a feather edge, in other words, to start cutting the hair very short and gradually taper off into long hair at the top of the head.

A further object is to construct a regulated hair clipper which is operated either by mechanical or hand power, and in which the feathering attachment, in other words the comb apparatus, is operated either by the reciprocation of the cutting blade or it can also be manipulated by hand.

A still further object is to construct a regulated hair clipper so made, regulated and operated as to make different styles of hair cuts, from very gradual to very abrupt.

While I have shown the device as 013- erated by mechanical power, it is to be understood that I can construct this machine to operate by hand without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawings,

Figure '1 is a top plan view of my device;

- Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same with the feathering means in closedposition;

Fig. 3 a side elevation with the feathering means opened;

Fig. 4 a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of F ig. 7;

Fig. 5 a side elevation with the housing removed and parts broken away and in section' Fig. 6 a top planview with parts broken feathering comb in closed position;

Fig. 7 a similar view showing the feathering device in open and disengaged position;

Fig. 8 a fragmental sectional view showing the cutter blade and guard in section;

Fig. 9 a sectional view showing the manner of connecting the comb and cutter blade andguardto'the housing; Y

Fig. 10 a fragmental sectional view ofthe V cutter adjusting means; and' Fig.11 an enlarged fragmental sectional view ofthe feathering adjusting means.

In the construction of my device, 12 represents a housing, to the rear of which 'is attached a handle 13, through which a flexible shaft 145 extends. This flexible shaft is in turn connected toa shaft 15 on which a gearl6 is secured. 'Meshing with this gear is a'second gear 17. Projecting from the face ofthese gears are L-shapedprojections 18'and'19. Theseprojections are adapted toente'r the hollow plug 20. 'Thisplug' is securely attached to the cutter blade 21 and passes'throughthe slot 22 located in the guard 23, which'guard is mounted above the cutter blade instead of below, as in the ordinary construction.

'When the 'shaftl-S is operated,the gears 16 and 17 turnin oppositedirections, and

the L-shaped projections 18 and 19 pointing in the same direction,alternately come in contact with the end walls 24 and25 ofthe hollow plug 20, thus imparting'a reciprocating movement'to the cutter blade. j v

' The cutter blade is further provided with an elongated slot 26 throughwhich the adjusting means27 extend; these adjusting. or tension means are old and well known to the trade, and therefore a detailed description thereof will not be given. I

In the guard 23 is also formed a slot 28 through which apin' 29 projects. This pin is secured to "the cutter and reciprocates therewith, and to the top of this pin and above the guard 23 is secured. a pawl 30.

This pawl isformed of spring material and I its downturned end 31 is adaptedto enter between the ridges 32 formed on the upper face of the disk 33. Between the ridges 32 are formed teeth 34. 7 Theseiteeth have one face vertical andthe other. inclined so that,

as the pawl 30 operates backward and forward the disk 33 is rotated, one notch at a time, the downturned endi31.,riding{up on the inclined face, then dropping down and contacting with the vertical face. i

The underside of the disk 33 is provided with gear teeth 35,-with which a segment 36 meshes. This [segment is attached to the comb 37 and. is for the purpose of forcing the comb downward from the clipper at the front end so that the tapering can be accomplished. I v

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The comb and segment are hingedly connected to the rear end of the guard 23 as at 63. One end of the combjisprovided with an extension 39 which is bent rearwardly and at right angles to the comb, see Figs.

6 and 7. The upper end of this projection is provided with a flattened portion 40 so as to serve as a rest for the finger when it is desired to bring the comb back and against the clipper. j

On the guard 23 is mounted a lug 41. This lug is provided with a slot 42 and an inclined extension 43, the purpose of this lug 41 being to disengage the segment 36 from the teeth 35 formed on the disk 33 and hold the comb stationary in extended position, as shown in Figs. 3 and8.

When itis desired to move the comb 37 to its original position, that is to bring it' flat against the cutter, the extension 39 is pushed downward or to the rear, and then over so as to permit its removal from the slot 43 formed in the lug 41. This will also engage the segment 36 with the teeth formed on the disk During this operation it is not necessary to stop the reciprocating motion of the clippers.

The pawl 30 is provided with an outwardly projecting handle 44 which extends through the slot 45 formed inthe housing 12.- The purpose of this handle is to adjust the degree of tapering by depressing the handle 44. The downward projection 31 on the pawl can be lifted clear of the ridges 32 and the end of the pawl moved by means of this handle to any desired row of teeth on the wheel. When the pawl engages the teeth on the innermost circle, the tapering becomes very abrupt, and when in the farthest or outward groove the tapering is ver gradual.

.lhe disk 33 is mounted on a shaft or stud 46, this stud being attached to the guard 23. The operation of my device is as follows:

The clipper having been set as shown in Fig. 2,- that is to start cutting the hair very short, the power is applied to the cutter. This will reciprocate the cutter blade, and in so doing cause the pawl 30 to reciprocate also. This reciprocating of the pawl will turn the disk 33, and in so doing operate the segment 36 and carry the comb 37 downward at the front or free end. This movement will have a tendency to raise the clipper from the head, and thus gradually increase the length of the hair being cut. When the comb has reached its farthest-extension, the extension 39 contacts with the inclined portion 43 of the'lug 41. This con tacting and the continued downward move ment of the comb 37 has a tendency to force the comb over and carry with itthe segment 36 until this segment is entirely disengaged from the teeth 35 and is underneath: the grooved portion 47 of the disk 33. The

This will prevent; the comb from returning to its original position until the projection 39 has been manually disengaged therefrom.

When it is desired to cut the entire head of hair short, the pawl 30 is moved so that the projection 31 comes over the stud 46, and thus no movement of the disk 33 will take place,- and the comb 37 will always remain against the clipper.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A hair clipper comprising a guard, a. cutter blade reciprocally mounted beneath the guard, a comb pivotally and slidably secured to the guard at its rear end, a gear and segment carried by the comb for moring the free end of the comb away from the guard and cutter, means operated by the cutter blade for imparting movement to the gear and segment, means carried by the guard for throwing the segment out of mesh with the gear, means carried by the comb for returning the comb to its original position and at the same time throw the segment in mesh with the gear, and a housing adapted to inclose the rear portion of the guard and the means for operating the cutter and comb.

2. A hair clipper comprising a guard, a cutter blade reciprocally mounted beneath the guard, a comb pivotally and slidably secured to the guard at its rear end, a gear and segment carried by the comb for mow ing the free end of the comb away from the guard and cutter,adjustable means oper ated by the cutter blade for imparting movement to the gear and segment, means carried by theguard forthrowing the segment out of mesh'with the gear, means carried by the comb for returning the comb to its original position and at the same time throw the segment in mesh with the gear, and a housing adapted to, inclose the rear portion of the guard and the means for operating the cutter and comb.

3. A hair clipper comprising a guard, a cutter blade reciprocally mounted beneath the guard, means for reciprocating the cutter blade, a tension means for regulating the pressure of the cutter blade against the guard, a comb mounted beneath the'blade, said comb being pivotally and slidably secured to the guard at its rear end,- a stud secured to the guard near one side and the rear thereof, a disk revolubly mounted on the stud, a plurality of ridges concentrically formed on the upper surface of the disk, teeth formed on the upper surfaceof the disk and between the ridges, gear teth formed on the under surface of the disk, a

spring pawl carried and operated ,by the cutter blade contacting with the teeth on the upper surface of the disk for imparting intermittent rotation thereto, means for moving the pawl across the face of the disk to regulate the rotation thereof in relation to the movement of the cutter blade, a toothed segment carried by the comb and meshing with the teeth on the under surface of the disk, said segment adapted to move the free end of the comb away from the cutter and guard when the disk is rotated, means for moving the 'comb so as to throw the segment in and out of engagement with the disk, and means for holding the comb in locked position when the gear and segment are out of mesh.

4. A hair clipper comprising a guard, a cutter blade reciprocally mounted beneath the guard, a pair of gears meshing and turning in opposite directions, projections formed on the outer face of the gears, a pair of projections formed on the cutter blade and adapted to contact alternately with the projections formed on the gears for imparting a reciprocating movement to the cutter blade, a tension means for regulating the pressure of the cutter blade against the guard, a comb mounted beneath the blade, said comb being pivotally and slidably secured to the guard at its rear end, a stud. secured to the guard near one side and the rear thereof, a disk revolubly mounted on i the stud, a plurality of ridges concentrically formed on the upper surface of the disk, teeth formed on the upper surface of the disk and between the ridges, gear teeth cutter blade contacting with the teeth on the upper surface of the disk for imparting intermittent rotation thereto, means for mov ing the pawl across the face of the disk to regulate the rotation thereof in relation to the movement of the cutter blade, a toothed segment carried'by the comb and meshing with the teeth on the under surface of the disk, said segment adapted to move the free end of the comb away from the cutter and guard when the disk is rotated, means for moving the comb so as to throw the segment in and out of engagement with the disk, and means for holding the comb in face of the disk, ratchet teeth formed be tween the ridges, an adjustable spring pawl carried by the cutter and operated thereby, said pawl being radially adjustable across the face of the disk for regulating the rate of rotation thereof relative to the reciprocations of the cutter blade, a projection carried by the comb and extending rearwardly and upwardly therefrom, said projection adapted to shift the comb so as to throw the quadrant in and out of mesh with the disk, a lug carried by the guard for automatically shifting the comb when the free end of the comb is fully extended so as to throw the quadrant out of mesh and lock the comb in extended position, and a housing for inclosin the rear end of the guard.

11 testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE ORTGIER. 

